ASHWAUBENON (NBC 26) — An employee at the Cinnabon location in Ashwaubenon has been fired after a racist rant was caught on camera and went viral on social media, according to a spokesperson for the company.

NBC 26 received several tips about the video on Saturday. According to the poster, the employee made derogatory comments about the woman's hijab, called her a racial slur and later called herself a racist.

In a statement to NBC 26 Saturday, the company spokesperson confirmed that the incident happened in Ashwaubenon and that the employee was fired.

"We are aware of the deeply troubling video involving a former employee at the independently owned and operated Cinnabon bakery in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin," the spokesperson said. "The individual seen in the video was immediately terminate

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